Shark Attack

We've had a fun weekend so far. My cousin Mike and his wife Andrea drove up from Iowa for a visit. We had so much fun visiting with them and their cute kiddos. On Saturday we went to the Underwater Aquarium and got to walk through underwater tunnels surrounded by sharks and fish. We had so much fun and we loved spending time with family.



Ladd wasn't too interested in looking at all the fishies, but he sure did like sticking his head through this shark's mouth.


This was taken in the underwater tunnels.


Micah and Andrea re-enacting Titanic.

Post-crazy

I've been a blogging slacker again, so just as a warning, there are several new posts below.

Twins!!

Doug and I went to a Twins game this week with Target. They fed us and we got to sit in the home run section. Doug didn't catch any homers because there weren't any 8 year-olds that he was towering over to snatch the ball away from (see previous post). But we did sit in front of some adults who were way more interested in Ladd then watching the baseball game. Ladd of course put on a show.

Ladd thought it was pretty cool to have his own seat.

We were also sitting next to some friends with a little boy, Kaleb, about the same age and he was so affectionate with Ladd, but Ladd wanted nothing to do with him. What a little stink!

The nice people behind us thought this was hilarious and snapped some of these pictures.

Kaleb: "I want to give you hugs!"

Ladd: "What on earth is this kid doing?"

Ladd: "Enough already! I guess I'll have to get physical."

Jogging

Doug bought me a jogging stroller for Mother's Day (I should mention this gift was at my request- this was not his subtle way of telling me to lose weight). I love it!! This post should probably be titled"Walking" because that is what I mostly do with our new jogging stroller, but ideally, someday, I'll be jogging a lot more. We have beautiful trails, lakes, and ponds around our home that we have been exploring since we got this. Minnesota is beautiful during the Spring!Ladd really likes the jogger and will easily fall asleep in it. These pictures were taken at couple of weeks ago at Lake Camelot by our house.

Paint

We are starting to feel more settled in our home so we decided to paint. We, meaning Doug, painted the entryway last week and I think it turned out perfect. He did it every night after work and I love how it turned out. What a great talent he acquired from his mom, Karen. We got a little more ambitious with the powder room - the door seen on the right. Doug plastered it, primed, painted, and the next step is glazing it. We've (this we refers to both of us) tried a couple of times unsuccessfully to glaze, so it looks like we are going to have to wait until Karen comes to visit and works her magic. Next week we are going to tackle the living room/kitchen. More pictures to come!

Before:



After:






Now I just need furniture for my wonderfully painted entryway. Maybe next year!

Mr. Talented

Ladd has now added a third word to his vocabulary. He has been calling us mama and dada for months now, but he now waves and says hi. This video also shows off his quick feet.

He is also getting better at walking. Since the moment he figured out he could walk he has tried to walk everywhere which is great, but it sure keeps us on our toes. He is completely fearless and regularly crashes into doors, walls, the floor, but he doesn't seem to mind. I wish he would be a little more cautious, but he refuses to let us hold on to his hands while he walks. He is such an independent little bugger and we love him to pieces.